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	Monday, September 26, 2005

Generating Buzz  (tidbits)   (selected articles in bizdrivenlife compiled) One of the best way to market the company is to generate word of mouth. Mostly people will talk about the company or product when the product is exceptionally good or the service is really great. the other way is to do something really out of this world. Here is an apartment in Oxford England that became known when it put a fiber glass through its apartment. source: http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=56055 1:11:48 PM     comment []   trackback []

3 Think Days  (On Life )   (selected articles in bizdrivenlife compiled) A few weeks ago, I wrote an article in contemplating whether I would ever be able to afford a 'think week'. This is a twice a year practice of Bill Gates, in which he would seclude himself for one week from his employees, friends and family, and just spend the week in solitude reading, and contemplating. Well, I did it, though only for 3 days- and this is the first day.  In between two events, I was able to squeeze in 3 days in which I have nothing to do -- and I just checked myself in a hotel somewhere beside the river in Canada.  This hotel is a little bit far from shopping centers,  and nobody knows me here.  It has excellent internet facilities, a good health club, and a lot of trails where you can just basically walk, sit down and read, and just enjoy your own self.  The good thing is that there is nothing here to look forward to, except time for yourself to read, think and write.  I just came back from a stroll, and watch the cars zoom past the highway.  I do that everyday for over 20 years ( travel and race to the next stop)  , trying to work out solutions to as many challenges as I can, and gearing myself whether I would be able to hit my goal for the day or for the week, or simply whether I would be able to pacify a disgruntled customer, talk sense to a colleague, or buy something for the kids.  Today, there were no such pressures. It is a great feeling that for a brief period of time, life zooms past you, and you did not have to be in the race.  I watch as people try to beat their next deadline, and go forward to their next appointment, or working themselves up in a hurry to go to the next show, or club.  Sometimes, life just feels almost like a perpetual race that would never end. Today went by even faster, and I know pretty soon, I will be lamenting that this will soon be over.  There are still loads of reading materials, and writing that i want to do, but this time, I am doing my best just to make my own pace.  I will just take in what I can, and let life takes its due time. I may be posting more than usual here on some of the readings, or on some of the things I think about, and it would be great to hear from you as well. I have travelled to dozens of countries and cities trying to admire their best sites, and overwhelming wonders, and during those breaks, it has always been under pressure to buy souvenirs, or take in as much scenery, or a race against time to go to the next stop.  Hopefully, the ultimate luxury, I hope to avail of myself is just to take time off just to listen to your inner beat. It shouldn't be expensive, and it is a little bit of a paradox that we would spend time just to be away from all the friends and family that we worked so hard to live with and have a great time, but why don't you give it a try?   9:43:29 AM     comment []   trackback []